Monday, January 13, 2020

Why is Watershed Management important?

What is a Watershed?
Every body of water (e.g., rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and estuaries) has a watershed. The watershed is the area of land that drains or sheds water into a specific receiving water body, such as a lake or a river. As rainwater or melted snow runs downhill in the watershed, it collects and transports sediment and other materials and deposits them into the receiving water body.

Why is Watershed Management important?


What is Watershed Management?

EHS Management Consultants the professional management team, experts in the arena of Environmental Consulting, Impact assessments, Health & Safety Management, Facilities Inspections, Project Development, Project Management etc. We offer a wide range of independent consulting services, from Commercial / Residential Property Inspections, Environmental Impact Assessments, Health & Safety Consulting and Customized Training. 
We offer comprehensive packages for management of ponds, lakes and other natural or artificial water bodies, our expertise ranges from baseline surveys to Long term maintenance contracts, Setting up aerators, Pest management, Algae control, Odorcontrol, Fish stocking, Water clarity improvement, water qualityanalysis and all associated services.

Why would an Organization wish to undertake an Environmental Audit?

What is Environmental Auditing

Environmental Auditing is essentially an environmental management tool for measuring the effects of certain activities on the environment against set criteria or standards. Depending on the types of standards and the focus of the audit, there are different types of environmental audit. Organizations of all kinds now recognize the importance of environmental matters and accept that their environmental Performance will be scrutinized by a wide range of interested parties. Environmental auditing is used to

  1. Investigate
  2. Understand
  3. Identify

These are used to help improve existing human activities, with the aim of reducing the adverse effects of these activities on the environment. An environmental auditor will study Organisation’s Environmental effects in a systematic and documented manner and will produce an Environmental Audit Report. There are many reasons for undertaking an Environmental Audit, which include issues such as Environmental Legislation and pressure from Customers.

  1. Environmental liabilities and insurance costs
  2. Investment and decisions to buy facilities
  3. Detailed investigation of specific issues
  4. Corporate image and marketing opportunities
  5. Concern about the environmental impact of the organization generally
  6. Past environmental accidents

Why would an organization wish to undertake an Environmental Audit?
Some of the reasons why an Organization may wish to undertake an Environmental Audit are Audits enable the management of an organization to see exactly what is happening within the organization and to check the operation (or otherwise) of systems and procedures. Some Environmental Auditing programs have been motivated by the occurrence of an environmental problem or incident, that is, a reactive response; others have been established in response to a desire to anticipate and head off potential problems, that is, the organization takes a proactive stance.

The incentives for environmental auditing, and the objectives an Organization will have in undertaking such an audit, have diversified since the early days of Environmental Auditing. This diversification reflects the increasing awareness of environmental issues, which is present in society as a whole, and the realization by organizations of the need to integrate these issues into all aspects of their activities. Environmental auditing can help to reveal the likely weaknesses of an Organization’s strategy, therefore reducing the risk of unexpected events. A properly prepared and conducted environmental audit will bring real benefits to an organization committed to act on the results.

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